Bridgestone MotoGP tire test commences in Phillip Island
Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi finished the first day of the three-day tire test in Australia, on top.
Bridgestone brought eight rear slick tires per rider to this test – two 2013 specification tires and six new experimental tires with changes to construction, compound and shape. Today, Dani’s program was to start on the 2013 tires – for comparison purposes – and then perform short runs (of at least 6 laps) on the experimental tires to collect initial data.
Bridgestone brought eight rear slick tires per rider to this test – two 2013 specification tires and six new experimental tires with changes to construction, compound and shape. Today, Dani’s program was to start on the 2013 tires – for comparison purposes – and then perform short runs (of at least 6 laps) on the experimental tires to collect initial data.
Tomorrow and Wednesday longer runs of 15 laps or more will be requested, depending on weather, to gather sufficient information to take back to Bridgestone in Japan. If possible, they would like each rider to complete a full race simulation on the final day.
Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num. | Nation | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jorge Lorenzo | 99 | ESP | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1'29.213 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | 46 | ITA | Yamaha Factory | 1'29.576 |
| 3 | Cal Crutchlow | 35 | GBR | Ducati Team | 1'29.730 |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | 26 | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | 1'29.961 |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'29.965 |